A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.

Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for.

You cannot be an egomaniac on the horse. If you lose your temper and start beating him, either you will destroy him, or he will destroy you. As soon as you start riding horses seriously, you're being disciplined on a daily basis about how ignorant you are and what there is left for you to learn.

The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others.

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

There are several methods for introducing your children to driving, and all of them are bad. Probably the worst is to put it off.

it still astounds me, after forty years, that there is no good bread between Chicago and San Francisco.